Improvement in the manufacture of paper vessels



, i UNITED STATESPATENT OFFroE IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANuFAcTuREoF'PAPERfvEsSELs.;

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. '7 1,399, dated November 26,1867..

and we do hereby declare that the followingA is a full, clear, and exact description thereof',

. which will enable others skilled in the art .to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part 4of this specification, in Which-` Figure 1 is a detail sectional view, showing a-vessel in `place upon ia former. Fig.`2 is a perspective View, showing a vessel of another shape.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

` Our invention has for itsvobject ro furnish an improved manner of forming orgiving the desired shape to vessels, and other articles made of Waterproof paper. `And it consists in formingand drying the paper to `form/thevessel or other article over hollow metallic i'ormers of the desired shape, heated by steam or hot air admitted to their interior, as herel inatter more fully described.

A represents a former of the requisite shape for forming shallow pans, bottoms ot' buckets,

and other articles ot' such a depth that the bottom has to be made of a separate piece.` The former may be made of sheet, plate, or

.cast metal, as may be desired, andshould steam or hot air is introduced into the former y A. u2 is asmall pipe'through which the c0n`` densed steamer va por may escape.

according to the requirement of` the ar- The pa-` per pulp is formed fromV some fibrous material f `in the ordinary Way into `sheets or tubes, A

AueUsTUs JENNINGS AND IsAAc JENNINGS, or FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT. fg

ticle to be formed, either upon` aFourdrinier l i machine. or. a cylinder.

admit of the use of atool) into the desired form, so that as it dries it may contract upon the former and take-its exact shape.` way retiector backs, cones, drain and water pipes, conical tubes, basins, pans, buckets, trays, articles of y furniture, 8vo., may be formed, the paper in each case being Worked and contracted into the exact forinofthe former.

We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl Forming and drying the paper to form the vessel or other article over` hollow metallic forme-rs of the desired shape, heated by steam or hot/air introduced into their interior, sub-` It is then` removed,` While still wet, and placed upon a former, A, of the required shape, and as `it is dried by the steam or hot air Within thelformer A, it` is Worked by hand or by a roller orother-simple `tool (Where the article is of such a form `as `to In this 

